I’m a mother of two girls, raised in suburban Baltimore, and transplanted to a small New England town. I teach, write, and try to create a vibrant Jewish home for my family while spending very little time in synagogue. I guess you could say we’re home-shuling.
Check out my author website here.
You can contact me at homeshuling at gmail dot com.
I love the “home-shul” idea. I should have scars on my hands for the many times I slid peanut logs from the vending machines…
Thank you for the comment on Bible Belt Balabusta: I’ll check out the suggested Yom Kippur book right away.
I am following your blog now, and hope it lives long and prospers.
Thank you. I consider this a test run to see if I can sustain the momentum before I can truly consider myself a blogger.
Totally a home-shuler over here. As you probably have already guessed. I think you’re a lot more successful at it than I am…
OMG, I just figured out who you are. No wonder you blog so beautifully. Found your Mezuzah On the Door site and am doubly impressed.
Your About the Mezuzah page shows you really care about transmitting history and ritual in an easy-to-understand, enjoyable, and attractive way. (Gosh, that sounded boring, but not intentionally.)
Looks like you are having no trouble sustaining momentum so far.
If you have a moment to look at http://www.JewishEveryday.com, do holler. I am trying to figure out what it needs to be useful to parents of young kids.
I added you to my reader, but now I have to figure out how to add you to the ol’ blogroll. Hmmmm.
Best,
Joanna
Ha! I love that you think I’m a *someone*.
Nice blog! I’ve just found it via a comment you left on Imabima. I’ll be sure to come back.
I found your blog through InterfaithFamily.com today and am really enjoying it. We seem to have a lot in common. I write “In the Mix,” a monthly New York Jewish Week column on interfaith family life (http://intermarried.wordpress.com). Shall we Blogroll each other (although in fairness, mine isn’t really a blog– I just use the WordPress site as a place to archive my columns.) I’m going to go to Amazon right now to buy that Hebrew alef-bet book for my 5-year-old daughter… best, Julie Wiener
i love the phrase “home shuling”
HI- I love your site! I often post it on my PJ Library facebook page. Our PJ Library parents truly love it. Check out my blog, if you think it’s appropiate, please feel free to link it to yours.
http://pjlibrarypalmbeach.blogspot.com/
Take Care,
Amy
Thank you for visiting! Sounds as if you wrote a beautiful story (about the mezuzah)!
Love your blog. Love the “homeshuling” concept… I think we may even have crossed paths, either at Drisha or in J-lem. Strange. (a New Englander too.) Have and love the Mezuzah book as well. A fan all around.
I will continue to follow the blog. I hope you will check out mine as well. http://www.ima2seven.com... just starting out, and don’t consider myself a “blogger” yet.
Would love to get you here for our school and Mommy and Me group…
i LOVE your site! i think we just might be mama soul mates! check out my thoughts…
http://tcjewfolk.com/category/minnesota-mamaleh/
Amy-
I stumbled on your blog a few months ago, and really enjoy it. I only just took a look at your personal info on your website and had to laugh when I realized that our lives were being lived in parallel! I also grew up in suburban Baltimore (Towson High School, class of ’87), went to Wesleyan (class of ’91), and am trying to make a Jewish life for our three young kids in the wilds of Burlington, VT. To top it all off, I also have a Zoe, who will be 6 next month! Like you just said, you can’t make this stuff up.
While I’m here, I want to thank you for all of the wonderful book recommendations that you make. I just picked up “Our Tree Named Steve,” and “All-of-a-Kind Family,” and am really looking forward to reading them with our kids, tho’ I’m not sure I’ll make it through “Steve” without crying! I also want to thank you for providing the inspiration for us to gather with several other Jewish families in our area to organize a parent-led, cooperative Hebrew school (sadly, there’s no Jewish day school anywhere near here, and the local synagogues’ Hebrew schools leave much to be desired). Your blog keeps me going!
Looking forward to the next installment,
Sharon Panitch
LOVELY !